Michael Molo
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| Full name | Michael Molo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 February 1997 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Lock, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 2 August 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Wavell State High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Francis Molo (brother) Anthony Milford (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Molo (born 7 February 1997) is a professional rugby league footballer who last played as a prop or lock forward for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Background
[edit | edit source]Molo was born in Brisbane, Queensland. Australia. He attended Wavell State High School. He is of Samoan and Cook Islands descent and is the younger brother of Francis Molo. He is cousins with Toa Samoa captain Anthony Milford.
He played his junior football for the Aspley Devils, before being signed by the Norths Devils.[3]
Playing career
[edit | edit source]2022
[edit | edit source]Molo made his debut in round 11 of the 2022 NRL season for St. George Illawarra in their 24–18 victory over the New Zealand Warriors at Jubilee Oval, Molo also scored a try on debut.[4]
2023 & 2024
[edit | edit source]Molo would play a total of 19 games for St. George Illawarra in the 2023 NRL season as they finished 16th on the table. Molo made only four appearances for St. George Illawarra in the 2024 NRL seasonHe spent the majority of the year with the clubs NSW Cup team.[5]
2025
[edit | edit source]At the conclusion of St. George Illawarra's season, Molo was released by the club.[6]
Statistics
[edit | edit source]| Season | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
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| 2022 | File:St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| 2023 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |||||
| 2025 | 5 | |||||
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1997 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby league players
- Australian people of Samoan descent
- Sportspeople of Samoan descent
- Norths Devils players
- People educated at Wavell State High School
- Prime Minister's XIII players
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league players from Brisbane
- St. George Illawarra Dragons players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen